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4 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Renee Price, Chair <br /> 4 Orange County Board of <br /> 5 Commissioners <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Chair Price introduced the item. She said she received an email from Spring Dawson- <br /> 8 McClure about support for the Leandro Plan. She said it was also on the Every Child NC <br /> 9 website and she noticed that Orange County had not signed on to support the plan. She said <br /> 10 this resolution is to show support for full funding of the Leandro Plan. <br /> 11 Commissioner Hamilton said that in the fifth "Whereas..." clause in the resolution, she <br /> 12 asked for clarification of the Governor's recommended budget time period. She said it was <br /> 13 described as 2021-2023 in the resolution, but she wondered if it should be 2021-2022. <br /> 14 Chair Price said the language was in the resolution that the two school boards passed <br /> 15 and is accurate. She said that the Governor made recommendations for a biannual budget. <br /> 16 John Roberts, County Attorney, said that earlier in the day, House Bill 1032 was filed, <br /> 17 and it would appropriate $784 million to implement the Leandro Plan. He said it could be <br /> 18 included in the resolution if the Board wished. He said Representative Verla Insko was one of <br /> 19 the sponsors. <br /> 20 Chair Price said she supported adding the language. She suggested adding the <br /> 21 following language at the end of the resolution, prior to "Now therefore, be it resolved...:" <br /> 22 "Whereas, Representative Verla Insko filed House Bill 1032, which would appropriate $784 <br /> 23 million in non-recurring funds for fiscal year 2022-2023 to carry out the requirements of the <br /> 24 Leandro Plan;" <br /> 25 Commissioner Greene asked that the following language be added to the resolution: <br /> 26 "Whereas, Orange County is grateful to Representative Verla Insko and others for sponsoring <br /> 27 House Bill 1032;" <br /> 28 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 29 approve the resolution with the amended language as discussed. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Chair Price said that the resolution would be sent to the school boards and to Every <br /> 34 Child NC. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 <br /> 37 5. Public Hearings <br /> 38 a. Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Lease Agreement and Economic Development <br /> 39 Incentive Agreement for Well Dot, Inc. <br /> 40 The Board: <br /> 41 1) Received and held a public hearing on the proposed lease agreement and issuance of a <br /> 42 "performance-based" economic development incentive by the County to a private company; and <br /> 43 2) Considered adopting a resolution authorizing approval of the proposed lease agreement <br /> 44 and economic incentive agreement, with claw-back provisions, for the expansion of Well Dot, <br /> 45 Inc.'s health care IT operations in Orange County, NC. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 BACKGROUND: Local and state governments in North Carolina have the goal to promote <br /> 48 economic development by encouraging the location of new businesses and the expansion of <br /> 49 existing businesses. This activity serves to diversify the local tax base, increase employment <br /> 50 opportunities and introduce desired job skills and related benefits to a community, and for the <br /> 51 benefit of its residents. The Local Government Act, North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) <br />